2018 NSU Fact Book

85 1 Full-time equivalents (FTE) were calculated as follows for each degree level: FTE = No. full-time students + (total credit hrs. taken by students carrying less than a full-time load ÷ full-time credit load) Full-time credit loads are 12 for undergraduates, 9 for graduate students, and 10 for first-professional students. Nova Southeastern University has the largest total fall-term enrollment of all private, nonprofit universities in Florida. Moreover, of approximately 1,700 private, not-for-profit institutions nationally, Nova Southeastern University ranks 17th. When compared with the total number of students enrolled at Florida independent four-year institutions in 2015, approximately one of every seven students enrolled in private higher education in Florida attended Nova Southeastern University. Recent Enrollment Trends After reaching a peak enrollment of more than 29,000 students in fall 2009, changes in the economy, undergraduate admission standards, and educational demands in certain areas have driven a period of steady enrollment reductions to 20,793 students in fall 2017 (Figure 2). Similarly, full-time equivalent (FTE) 1 has also declined from more than 23,000 in fall 2009 to just over 17,000 in fall 2017 (Figure 3). Undergraduate enrollment declined steadily from fall 2013 to fall 2016, but increased in fall 2017. (Figure 2). This pattern is also found in FTE. (Figures 3-4). Source: IPEDS Enrollment Survey Figure 2 Unduplicated Fall Headcount Enrollment by Level Figure 3 Fall Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment 16,000 12,000 8,000 4,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 Level Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Undergraduate 5,156 4,699 4,641 4,295 4,497 Graduate 16,635 15,667 14,871 13,615 12,577 Professional 3,879 3,782 3,724 3,715 3,719 Total 25,670 24,148 23,236 21,625 20,793 Level Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Undergraduate 4,492 4,099 4,156 3,925 4,114 Graduate 11,671 11,177 11,194 10,142 9,382 Professional 3,856 3,766 3,706 3,717 3,713 Total 20,019 19,042 19,055 17,785 17,210 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Undergraduate Graduate Professional Undergraduate Graduate Professional Headcount Full-Time Equivalent